PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Icke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Noriega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Icke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Icke
vs
Noriega

185 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

[JMFC] Bulk Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Icke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Noriega!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Icke misses with a looping left.
Icke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noriega moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Icke scores with a jab to the head.
Icke misses with an uppercut. Noriega saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Icke - just one landing.
Icke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Noriega swings for the body but Icke moves out of range.
Noriega fails with a takedown attempt.
Icke lands with a shot to the body.
Icke throws the left hand but Noriega avoids the punch easily.
Noriega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Icke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Icke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Icke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Noriega.
Icke lands with a nice body punch.
Noriega fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Icke dips to his left and cracks Noriega with an uppercut!
David Icke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noriega takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Icke lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icke throws an overhand right that lands on Noriega's shoulder, as Noriega tries to avoid the shot.
Noriega shoots in but Icke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
David Icke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Noriega.
Noriega takes one to the chin there.
Noriega throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noriega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Icke stuns Noriega with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Icke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Noriega swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Icke to counter with a crisp jab.
Noriega takes a swing at Icke's ribcage but misses.
Icke with a nice cross.
Icke throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega takes one to the side of the head.

Icke gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Noriega to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Noriega wants to control from the top but Icke keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Icke wants to stand up but Noriega is controlling him.
Noriega stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Icke swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icke keeping moving, preventing Noriega from controlling successfully.
Noriega throws a big right hand that misses.
Noriega working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Icke wants to stand but Noriega is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Icke keeping moving, preventing Noriega from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Icke dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Icke scores with the left hand. Noriega knows he should have avoided that one.
Noriega shoots and misses
enabling Icke to counter with a crisp jab.
Icke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Noriega showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Icke.
Noriega gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Icke.
Noriega takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Icke looks to land a left hand but Noriega moved out of range nicely.
Noriega misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Icke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Noriega throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Icke misses with an uppercut. Noriega saw that one coming.
Marco Noriega is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noriega throws a combination that misses
and Icke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Icke misses with a two punch combination.
Icke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Noriega.
Icke connects with a body shot.
Icke misses with a series of wild punches.
Noriega has his takedown stuffed
and Icke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Noriega with a lazy takedown attempt
and Icke counters with a nice body shot.
David Icke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Noriega.
Icke lunges at Noriega with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Noriega's hand.
Icke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Icke lands a nice looking body shot.
Icke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Noriega is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Icke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noriega is breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Icke.

It looks like Marco Noriega has been cut.
Noriega has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Icke misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
David Icke is winning the standup battle so far.
Icke moves out of range as Noriega strikes.
Icke misses with a double jab.
Noriega fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Icke lands with a cross.
Icke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Noriega takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Icke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Noriega takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icke scores with the left hand. Noriega knows he should have avoided that one.
Icke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Icke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noriega can do to turn this around?
Icke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Noriega's hands.
Noriega takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Icke, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Icke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Noriega looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Icke lands an overhand right.
Icke stalks Noriega and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Noriega's face. Noriega staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Icke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marco Noriega's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Icke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Icke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Noriega counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Icke thinking.
Noriega takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Noriega is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Icke rather than just go for the knockout.
Noriega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Icke.
David Icke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Icke.
Jab by Icke.
Noriega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Icke.
Noriega shoots and misses
and Icke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Icke throws a right hand that Noriega ducks under and follows up with a left that Noriega also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Icke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Noriega is defended easily by Icke.
Jab from Icke.
Icke misses with a straight right.
Jab by Icke.
Noriega takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Noriega tries for a takedown but Icke circles away easily
and Icke counters with a series of strikes. Noriega will be more careful next time no doubt.
David Icke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Noriega.
Noriega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Noriega moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Noriega takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Icke lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Icke.
Icke scores with a nice strike.
Icke throws a series of punches but Noriega moves out of range.
Icke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab from Icke.
Noriega gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Icke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Icke scores with a jab.
Icke jabs Noriega right on the nose. Noriega blinks but takes it well.
Icke connects with a crisp jab.
Noriega moves out of range of the strikes.
Noriega misses with a two punch combination.
Noriega has his takedown stuffed
and Icke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Icke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Noriega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Icke moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icke lands a head shot.
A nice combination there by Icke.

Noriega is rocked!
Noriega lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Icke throws a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Icke.
Icke lands a head shot.
Icke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Noriega is still on wobbly legs! Can Icke finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noriega takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Noriega seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Icke slips under a jab.
Marco Noriega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Noriega walks into a straight right hand from Icke.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Icke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Icke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Icke!